2002 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 21–24, 2002
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30°11′53″N 81°23′38″W / 30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,093 yards (6,486 m)
Field149 players, 75 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$6.0 million
Winner's share$1.08 million
Champion
New Zealand Craig Perks
280 (−8)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass is located in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The 2002 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 21–24 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 29th Players Championship.

Unheralded Craig Perks gained his only career win on the PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of runner-up Stephen Ames.[1][2] In the last three holes, Perks chipped in twice; for eagle at 16 and for par at 18. In between, he made a 25-foot (7.6 m) birdie putt on the Island Green; he had only two pars in the last fourteen holes.[1][3]

Starting the year at 256 in the world rankings, Perks moved from 203 to 64 with the win.[3][4]

Defending champion Tiger Woods finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fourteenth place.

Venue

This was the 21st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,093 yards (6,486 m).

Field

Fulton Allem, Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Woody Austin, Paul Azinger, Briny Baird, Craig Barlow, Cameron Beckman, Rich Beem, Notah Begay III, David Berganio Jr., Thomas Bjørn, Jay Don Blake, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Michael Campbell, Jim Carter, Greg Chalmers, Brandel Chamblee, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Michael Clark II, Darren Clarke, John Cook, Fred Couples, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Chris DiMarco, Scott Dunlap, Joe Durant, David Duval, Joel Edwards, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, David Frost, Ed Fryatt, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Brian Gay, Brent Geiberger, Matt Gogel, Retief Goosen, David Gossett, Paul Gow, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Glen Hnatiuk, Scott Hoch, Charles Howell III, John Huston, Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Shingo Katayama, Jonathan Kaye, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Matt Kuchar, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Ian Leggatt, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Bob May, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Paul McGinley, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Michael Muehr, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Geoff Ogilvy, José María Olazábal, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Carl Paulson, Dennis Paulson, Corey Pavin, David Peoples, Craig Perks, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry, Nick Price, Brett Quigley, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, Rory Sabbatini, Tom Scherrer, Adam Scott, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Chris Smith, Jerry Smith, Mike Sposa, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Esteban Toledo, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Brian Watts, Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jay Williamson, Garrett Willis, Tiger Woods, Kaname Yokoo

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 21, 2002

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Phil Mickelson64−8
2United States Chris DiMarco66−6
3United States Scott Hoch67−5
T4United States David Duval68−4
England Nick Faldo
T6Australia Robert Allenby69−3
Australia Stuart Appleby
United States Mark Calcavecchia
United States Brian Gay
United States David Gossett
United States Jerry Kelly
United States Steve Lowery
United States Carl Paulson
United States Jeff Sluman
United States Steve Stricker
United States David Toms

Second round

Friday, March 22, 2002
Saturday, March 23, 2002

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Carl Paulson69-69=138−6
United States Jeff Sluman69-69=138
T3United States Mark Calcavecchia69-70=139−5
United States Phil Mickelson64-75=139
New Zealand Craig Perks71-68=139
6New Zealand Michael Campbell72-68=140−4
T7United States Chris DiMarco66-75=141−3
England Nick Faldo68-73=141
United States Rocco Mediate71-70=141
United States David Toms69-72=141

Third round

Saturday, March 23, 2002

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Carl Paulson69-69-69=207−9
2New Zealand Craig Perks71-68-69=208−8
T3United States Rocco Mediate71-70-69=210−6
United States Jeff Sluman69-69-72=210
T5United States David Toms69-72-70=211−5
Canada Mike Weir70-73-68=211
T7United States Billy Andrade73-69-70=212−4
United States Mark Calcavecchia69-70-73=212
United States Scott Hoch67-77-68=212
T10England Nick Faldo68-73-72=213−3
Spain Sergio García70-72-71=213
United States Steve Lowery69-73-71=213
Japan Shigeki Maruyama72-72-69=213
United States Tiger Woods71-72-70=213

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, March 24, 2002

Craig Perks chipped in on the 16th and 18th holes to win the championship, his only PGA Tour victory. His lone putt in the last three holes was a 28-foot birdie putt on the 17th.[6]

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1New Zealand Craig Perks71-68-69-72=280−81,080,000
2Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames74-69-72-67=282−6648,000
3United States Rocco Mediate71-70-69-73=283−5408,000
T4United States Billy Andrade73-69-70-72=284−4226,200
Spain Sergio García70-72-71-71=284
United States Scott Hoch67-77-68-72=284
United States Carl Paulson69-69-69-77=284
United States Jeff Sluman69-69-72-74=284
T9United States John Huston73-69-73-70=285−3168,000
Zimbabwe Nick Price (c)74-71-71-69=285

Source:[7]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
New Zealand Perks−7−7−7−7−8−7−8−7−6−6−7−6−7−6−5−7−8−8
Trinidad and Tobago Ames−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−4−5−6−7−6−6−7−7−7−6
United States Mediate−6−6−5−5−5−4−4−4−3−2−3−4−3−3−3−5−5−5
United States Andrade−4−4−4−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−4−4
Spain García−3−3−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−4
United States Hoch−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−5−5−5−5−4
United States Paulson−10−10−9−8−7−6−6−5−6−6−5−5−4−4−4−5−5−4
United States Sluman−6−7−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−6−4−4−5−5−4
United States Toms−5−5−5−5−4−4−3−4−3−4−3−2−2−2EEEE
Canada Weir−4−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−4−3−3−2EE

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double Bogey

Source:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Van Sickle, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Pitched battle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Drama marks Perks' first title rum". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 2E.
  3. 1 2 "A million Perks for TPC champ". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. March 25, 2002. p. 1C.
  4. ↑ "2002: Week 12" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. March 24, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2002.
  5. ↑ "Players Championship". Sunday Morning Star. (Wilmington, North Carolina). March 24, 2002. p. 2C.
  6. ↑ "2002 Champion Craig Perks". Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Players Championship". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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